Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham
Garnish your favorite cocktail with Naughty Olives or put them out for bar snacks. These spirited olives contain a heavy-handed serving of vermouth.
How to Make It
Step 1
Cook fennel seeds, black peppercorns, and dried crushed red pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant and lightly toasted. Add 1/2 cup liquid from jarred Spanish olives, bay leaves, orange peel strips, and rosemary sprig, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and add vermouth. Combine olives and cocktail onions in a medium bowl; spoon into 4 (8-oz.) jars. Place 1 bay leaf and 1 orange peel strip from vermouth mixture in each jar, and fill with vermouth mixture. Cover with lids. Chill 4 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
Step 2
TO USE THE OLIVES: Serve as a cocktail garnish or bar snack.
Step 3
PACKAGE THEM IN: Weck Tall 8-oz. Glass Jar ($50; westelm.com).
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